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Spring forward = fall back?

November 4, 2024 — 
In his latest research publication, Asper Assistant Professor and F. Ross Johnson Fellow of Marketing Harsha Kamatham focuses on the impact of a single hour.

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Photo of inside a Crunch Fitness studio, Picture taken from Crunch Fitness website.

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Winnipeg Free Press: Crunch Fitness eyes long-planned south Winnipeg opening date

October 30, 2024 — 
Crunch Fitness eyes long-planned south Winnipeg opening date

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Dr. Lukas Neville

Asper School of Business News

Global Winnipeg: ‘Unnecessary’ sick notes a burden on Manitoba, Canada health-care systems, docs say

October 29, 2024 — 
‘Unnecessary’ sick notes a burden on Manitoba, Canada health-care systems, docs say

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Portrait of Kathy Knight

Asper School of Business News

Winnipeg Free Press: ‘It’s getting kind of crazy out there’ Cybersecurity spending spikes as Canadian businesses face rising challenges: report

October 26, 2024 — 
‘It’s getting kind of crazy out there’ Cybersecurity spending spikes as Canadian businesses face rising challenges: report

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Asper School of Business News

Tech and not-for-profit leader Kathy Knight brings expertise to James W. Burns Executive Education Centre as Director

October 26, 2024 — 
Executive Education at the Asper School of Business tackles the problems that keep executives up at night

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Asper graduates take the stage for Fall Convocation 2024

October 23, 2024 — 
For Fall Convocation 2024, the Asper School of Business celebrates new Asper alumni as they take their hard-earned degrees into the workforce, further study, or their next great venture. Here is a snapshot of just a few new Asper alumni receiving their parchments on October 22, 2024.

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Asper School of Business News

Infused and in business

October 22, 2024 — 
At one of Manitoba’s many maker markets, Toasti Bean co-founders Hayley Johnston [BComm(Hons)/13] and Thao Lam [BComm(Hons)/16] offer samples of pistachio ice cream, blueberry pancakes, and caramel stickybun, excited to share that—yes—many of these tasty treats are also available in decaf.

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Portrait of Barry Prentice

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The Canadian Press: Minister’s proposed strike freeze fails to find traction in Montreal port standoff

October 22, 2024 — 
Minister’s proposed strike freeze fails to find traction in Montreal port standoff

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Undergraduate students pitch to judges in the ENTR Pitch Competition at the Asper School of Business.

Provost and Vice-President (Academic) News

November is Entrepreneurship and Innovative Thinking Month

October 21, 2024 — 
For Entrepreneurship and Innovative Thinking month, there are a variety of events taking place across our campus to help you foster an entrepreneurial mindset. These events will provide faculty, staff and students with opportunities to learn about, for and through entrepreneurship.

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2024 VIBE Awards to honour outstanding Indigenous entrepreneurs this November

October 17, 2024 — 
The 2024 VIBE Awards are on November 14, 2024, celebrating this year’s recipients: Emilie McKinney, founder of Anishinaabe Bimishimo, and Shaun Vincent, founder of Vincent Design Inc. This prestigious annual event combines celebration, networking and philanthropy and will highlight the incredible contributions of VIBE Award recipients McKinney and Vincent, who have each led with ingenuity, passion and a vision that goes far beyond their respective industries. Says IBEP director Riley Proulx [BComm(Hons)/19], “everyone can find inspiration from the stories of resilience, courage and dedication of our award recipients.”

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